Total estimated sales of the restaurants, caterers and taverns industry reached $3.5 billion in May, a 3.2% increase from May 2006 on a year-over-year basis. (Data are neither seasonally adjusted, nor adjusted for inflation.)

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Zata is excited to inform our hospitality clients of a new partnership formed with Tablesetter.com. This new web-based service was designed to drastically simplify constant human resource issues within the industry by focusing on clear-cut ways to cut your operating costs and reduce your turnover rates.
Electronically standardizing the whole resume process for both owner and […]

Study: Year-end review of retail sales and competition for market share
2006
Canada’s retailers enjoyed healthy growth rates in all major commodity groups in 2006, and in fact, total sales matched the peak year-over-year gain of the last nine years, according to a new study.
However, retailers, many of whom have […]

There’s more than meets the eye to a good sign.
First you need to consider the location of your sign. Ask these types of questions.
Will your sign be over your door or out on the street?
+ A sign over your door might only need to a have your logo and the name of your business
+ A […]

TQM - Total Quality Management was a concept touted by Management Guru’s in the early 90’s as a way of ensuring that every part of the organization is striving for excellence.
I was fortunate enough to be part of a TQM implementation while in the restaurant industry in 1994. I say fortunate, because there […]

Batrus Hollweg International has done a very interesting study looking at the attitudes of Quick Service Restaurant managers and how they changed between 2001 and 2006.
Click here to download the overview
Overall, they noted:
Significant drops in Leadership and Commitment to Quality
Minor drops in Customer Service Orientation, Communication and Effort & Flexibility
Relatively no change in […]

As a smart business person, you’re always protecting your margin. Your ability to negotiate well with your suppliers is key to staying in business.
Here are 3 easy-to-use tactics to make your negotiating more successful.
Wincing: Your first reaction should be to show anguish whenever any price is given. In my family, my wife […]

Want up-to-date information about what’s going on in the retail and restaurant industries?
Just log into Zata and you’ll get the most recent Industry Averages.
Restaurant Industry Average

Use it as an overview of what’s happening in the restaurant business.
This past weekend I spoke with a manager of a pizza outlet. When […]

Here’s a really great feature that we’ve added to Zata. It came as a direct result of some of the comments we received right after we first launched the site.
You can now add the events that are going on right around your restaurant or retail store and see them within Zata. We’re using feeds […]

One of the great new features in Zata is the ability to add multiple groups.
You can now create custom parameters so you’re compared to exactly the types of restaurants or retail stores that are similar to yours.
As well, you can add more than one custom group. That means if you have a restaurant you […]